Using Technology to Help Students Succeed In the Online World

Who is This Guy? Five years teaching online Worked with over 1000 students at all secondary levels Instructional Web-Designer for CCSD Designed for three high schools and one college Currently working on Spare Time?

Five years teaching online

Worked with over 1000 students at all secondary levels

Instructional Web-Designer for CCSD

Designed for three high schools and one college

Currently working on

Spare Time?

What I Believe That all students, with the right tools, can be successful in the online world. If we build those tools in then they’ll be there for the students that need them and will be useful for those students who we may think don’t.

That all students, with the right tools, can be successful in the online world.

If we build those tools in then they’ll be there for the students that need them and will be useful for those students who we may think don’t.

Universal Design for Learning Multiple means of representation, to give learners various ways of acquiring information and knowledge, Multiple means of expression, to provide learners alternatives for demonstrating what they know, Multiple means of engagement, to tap into learners' interests, offer appropriate challenges, and increase motivation.

Multiple means of representation, to give learners various ways of acquiring information and knowledge,

Multiple means of expression, to provide learners alternatives for demonstrating what they know,

Multiple means of engagement, to tap into learners' interests, offer appropriate challenges, and increase motivation.

Section 508/W3C/AAA Section 508 (the 1998 Amendment to Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act) requires the federal government to make all goods and services—including Web pages—fully accessible. W3C wrote the rules for how the web works AAA is an accessibility standard to make sure that sites meet both 508 and W3C standards

Section 508 (the 1998 Amendment to Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act) requires the federal government to make all goods and services—including Web pages—fully accessible.

W3C wrote the rules for how the web works

AAA is an accessibility standard to make sure that sites meet both 508 and W3C standards

Disclaimer I have a son with a heart condition, cerebral palsy, hearing and vision loss, no verbal skills, autism, and the list goes on…

I have a son with a heart condition, cerebral palsy, hearing and vision loss, no verbal skills, autism, and the list goes on…

Who are You Guys? How many with students K – 6? How many with students 7 – 8? How many with students 9 – 12? How tech-savvy are you? Very non-technical (how do you turn this thing on?) Somewhat non-technical (where’s the tech support phone number again?) Technical (know how to create web pages) Highly Technical (build your own computer)

How many with students K – 6?

How many with students 7 – 8?

How many with students 9 – 12?

How tech-savvy are you?

Very non-technical (how do you turn this thing on?)

Somewhat non-technical (where’s the tech support phone number again?)

Technical (know how to create web pages)

Highly Technical (build your own computer)

What are Your Goals?

A Quick Video

Password Management Roboform 10 passwords for free http://www.roboform.com

Roboform

10 passwords for free

http://www.roboform.com

Windows Speech & Vision Windows XP has a tool built in to help with low vision. Go to Start menu, then Accessories, then Magnification

Windows XP has a tool built in to help with low vision.

Go to Start menu, then Accessories, then Magnification

Windows Speech & Vision Windows XP has a speech recognition tool. Go to the Start menu, then Control Panel, then Speech and Voice.

Windows XP has a speech recognition tool.

Go to the Start menu, then Control Panel, then Speech and Voice.

Adobe Acrobat www.adobe.com Vision issue can be addressed in Acrobat too. As well defining words and reading aloud.

www.adobe.com

Vision issue can be addressed in Acrobat too.

As well defining words

and reading aloud.

Opera Web Browser www.opera.com Opera is a free web-browser. It has a built in reader. High-light text and touch “v” on the keyboard. Right-click to define words. And you can talk to it.

www.opera.com

Opera is a free web-browser.

It has a built in reader.

High-light text and touch “v” on the keyboard.

Right-click to define words.

And you can talk to it.

Yahoo Widgets http://widgets.yahoo.com/ 10:2 widget Multitude of others…

http://widgets.yahoo.com/

10:2 widget

Multitude of others…

Web 2.0 Web 2.0 is a fully interactive internet environment. One where you are a participant as well as a visitor. Watch…

Web 2.0 is a fully interactive internet environment.

One where you are a participant as well as a visitor.

Watch…

Wikipedia www.wikipedia.org The latest version of Encyclopedia Britannica has just over 65,000 articles Currently Wikipedia has more than 850,000 Can you trust it? Get involved.

www.wikipedia.org

The latest version of Encyclopedia Britannica has just over 65,000 articles

Currently Wikipedia has more than 850,000

Can you trust it?

Get involved.

Blogging for Success Students can use blogs to keep track of assignments, projects, reflection, collaboration Teachers can use blogs for class announcements and up to the minute information http://mrmoses.org/blog/ag There are many free blogging tools. http://blogger.com Forced blogging = flogging

Students can use blogs to keep track of assignments, projects, reflection, collaboration

Teachers can use blogs for class announcements and up to the minute information

http://mrmoses.org/blog/ag

There are many free blogging tools.

http://blogger.com

Forced blogging = flogging

YouTube for Student Success Students can find video on almost any topic to help them succeed in class. With nothing more than a web-cam students can upload their own video. http://youtube.com

Students can find video on almost any topic to help them succeed in class.

With nothing more than a web-cam students can upload their own video.

http://youtube.com

YahooAnswers The internet is at your student’s fingertips for help 24/7. http://answers.yahoo.com Education & Reference Homework Help Let’s keep it simple too: Homework help line: Monday – Thursday 3:30 to 5:30 799-5111

The internet is at your student’s fingertips for help 24/7.

http://answers.yahoo.com

Education & Reference

Homework Help

Let’s keep it simple too:

Homework help line: Monday – Thursday 3:30 to 5:30

799-5111

Google Docs & SpreadSheets http://docs.google.com Online word-processing. Students can access the work they they’ve done on their assignments anywhere. Parents can see how they are doing on their assignments at anytime. Teacher can give feedback along the way. Cornell Notes

http://docs.google.com

Online word-processing.

Students can access the work they they’ve done on their assignments anywhere.

Parents can see how they are doing on their assignments at anytime.

Teacher can give feedback along the way.

Cornell Notes

Embrace MySpace Is there an educational use for MySpace? Proper online etiquette. Value in social networking.

Is there an educational use for MySpace?

Proper online etiquette.

Value in social networking.

Other Possibilities Portable Apps http://portableapps.com/ Meebo http://meebo.com

Portable Apps

http://portableapps.com/

Meebo

http://meebo.com

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Your Goals